Pou 2-2 (3-07) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 28, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 24, 2007. This was up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 24, 2007. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through March 24, 2007 were 2.07 billion, down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. ******** Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,912 30,904 *30,794 30,166 30,707 31,078 AR : 27,995 27,872 28,089 28,240 28,016 27,095 DE : 3,993 3,994 4,021 4,047 4,043 4,047 FL : 1,362 1,365 1,366 1,364 1,364 1,365 GA : 35,777 35,637 35,732 35,527 *34,875 35,870 KY : 7,388 *7,390 *7,518 7,755 *7,497 7,597 LA : 3,833 3,802 3,786 3,833 3,893 3,909 MD : 8,822 8,743 8,958 9,019 8,975 8,952 MS : 19,195 19,044 19,135 19,149 19,281 19,193 NC : 19,102 19,003 *19,485 19,538 19,305 19,326 OK : 6,526 6,542 6,684 6,603 6,689 6,690 PA : 4,104 3,890 3,999 *4,005 *3,845 3,733 SC : 5,499 5,452 5,624 5,383 5,479 5,422 TX : 14,576 14,639 14,639 14,935 15,169 15,105 VA : 6,116 6,179 6,168 6,203 6,246 6,399 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,550 *20,203 *20,243 *19,992 *20,024 19,631 : 19 State Total :*214,750 *214,659 *216,241 *215,759 *215,408 215,412 : Previous Year Total : 215,181 216,954 216,951 216,768 213,555 211,053 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 100 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,150 20,504 20,640 20,491 20,132 20,427 AR : 24,192 23,169 22,890 23,452 22,410 24,627 DE : 5,643 4,190 4,407 3,826 4,693 5,861 FL : 1,595 1,592 1,736 1,406 1,440 1,419 GA : 28,819 28,793 28,851 28,817 *28,389 29,186 KY : 6,212 6,034 5,733 6,390 *6,545 6,094 LA : 3,597 3,592 3,890 3,454 3,998 3,739 MD : 5,185 5,778 5,890 7,029 5,929 5,572 MS : 16,907 16,956 17,131 17,289 17,397 17,043 NC : 15,834 15,494 15,638 15,852 15,472 15,867 OK : 4,667 5,252 5,100 5,061 5,574 4,548 PA : 2,705 2,824 2,602 *2,909 *2,874 2,861 SC : 4,165 4,303 4,200 4,792 *5,206 4,823 TX : 11,552 11,967 12,182 12,228 12,275 12,302 VA : 4,725 5,011 5,122 4,819 4,901 4,593 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,663 *17,175 *17,425 *16,608 *16,941 16,510 : 19 State Total :*171,611 *172,634 *173,437 *174,423 *174,176 175,472 : Previous Year Total : 174,381 173,142 173,663 175,801 177,396 176,996 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 100 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised